04-24-2006 11:37 AM

Alex Cormier

Re: pic: HeatWave beauty shot

WOAH! That heat wave bot is cool, but that bot all the way back, are those HUGE tank tracks? (1448)

04-24-2006 11:45 AM

sanddrag

Re: pic: HeatWave beauty shot

Where on earth did they get those and how much did they cost? More info and pictures needed!!!!

04-24-2006 12:15 PM

Alex Cormier

Re: pic: HeatWave beauty shot

Just noticed that they are in the Gal division, so go there and send information to the ones who can't go.

04-24-2006 05:24 PM

Tim Arnold

Re: pic: HeatWave beauty shot

I can't find any pictures taken by my team of the bot, but it was something. Their pit was one down from ours and had a elaborate tent setup with VERY technical posters and photos... the frame looked so complex (looked very similar to the inside of an airplane) that I heard some wondering about student involvement.

I heard that the treads were made by one of their sponsors, Foster Miller.

EDIT: After some more research into Foster Miller, I learned that they manufacture the TALON Robots, which are in use by military personal.
Photo from a Wired Magazine Story


Notice a similarity in the tread?

05-02-2006 07:43 PM

s_forbes

Re: pic: HeatWave beauty shot

Back on topic...

We were in a match against 312 and nobody told us that they were a force to be reckoned with. I didn't have a chance to see that robot prior to our match, so when they started driving sideways I was a bit shocked. The swerve drive on that thing worked incredibly well from a bystanders point of view!

From what I could see it has 3 swerve modules each with it's own 3 speed tranny and angle adjusting motor. Can we get some more information on how well it worked throughout the competition (and perhaps even videos)?